Talking-machine.



No. 816,978, PATENTED APR, 3, 1906 11.1. HALHJN.

TALKING MACHINE.

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HENRY J. I-iAfUCN. 3 (ERA FIR-i), NEW JI-IETSi-ZY, ADSIUNOH TU UNFfEI-SAL V TALKING )dfx-"jiifi Fl 1! ()1 NEW YORK-Z.

{1:0 1 whom; it may con-corn."

Q it known thatf, HEKRY J. HAui-Ti, a;

oitiz en of rthUniio d States of America, n

oidifig at Qrajnge; 6mm: y of Essex and Smoof New Jcfsby, haw; inventedcertain new and tgsefu1 lmprovoi'nonts in Toikingdflachines; of \vhiioh'th following is a specificaibiou.v o

j' My invont ion relates t-o pa kingmmchines of sound-reproducin a pa'rstus in genera and. is herein embo( ie( is designed to pro 4 hico' apolyphoxiofox muhiple xejiroducerw A fieodoni ofrn'ovmh ent threof inorder to insure.', fir'gqpzj'opo'r engggementof the reprooo've in thereord, and, 81650116, t'h'e' requisite "y il'ding act-ion of the reroaocers in following the undulations of ath m v A 1 i Thoocompanyingfdraw'h; 51 win serve to 3d must afiefiiofionisnj suits-QB e for carryingm .i n oiq imp e f -1 1 ,v Figore 1 is a View 5: p133 i lustrvifiiig'tho. applicationof my invenfiion :to a weibknowgijorpx of disk machine.Fig.

2 io a'vieyk' in devotion t-horeoi'. Fig. 3 is a cross' sqtioziai viewtaken 011 the Zine s s of F' '1; and 53 a; dietaii sectional view.flottedlinos the. guido's'adi'ustcd and the re- 4of groduoers elevatedphgmby abova and dear -of fihoreogrd. 1 V h fioferring now to thedrawings, 1 repre- Ber its th offihe machine, and 211119 1 Molioteiiztocoopemto with the record I have .p l ofiothor form'sof sooli'dcv'icosA's'shown, sq eac re r'oducer consists of asoond-box 5,

om ried y a rod or othcrsopport; sochsgs 6 or fi and figu ing a hornTconneoted there with m the usual; manner. *Secumo 'Iipon' Specificationof Letters. Patent.

prfrabiy; the disk "GREEK; COME-XXX. A (I-(HUOHA'JTIUN Patented April 3,1906.

Roplinntion filed finch-28, 1905. crial Ti. 252,542.

a slvevo 9, from which a bent wire 19 projects as a sum-sort for thehorn. The slew-co arev pivoted at 11 to posts 12 12 to permit limitedvertical 'movement of tho repr ducc'rs, as in machines of this classnoxcin gent-rm usc, The horizontal movement of the posts 12 12 upon anarm 13, which is ivot-e'd at 14 to a bracket 15, projecting romthecasing of the machine. The post 12?: is secured fast upon tho arm 13,and-tho rerod 6,15 movable about the. ivot Has ,a centhe opyosite end ofthe arm and servc'sfas the pivots, center about, which the reproducor 4"swings. As the arcs described by the ro'produoers in their movementacross the recor are substantially parallel, the rods 6 6 may, ifdosirod, be mounted to about the some verbicai axis, this; dispensihgwiththe @8143. Being free to swing vertically imd horizontally thereproducers when properly axfiuste-d as shown, for examglogdil Fig.1,wifi fol ow the undulating cove iii the record as the latter is rotateand food across the samo'in perfect alincmcn; without reqh ing fortheradjustmento: ot ention on i; B art of the operator. Inorder now tocontmuo thcreproducers in a-iiri'ement when :rajsod clear-of the reoord'so-thot they may be caused to reongagetherefiith at the will of tho 0orator without tho necessity of adjusting tfom separately to the recordoove', I 8111 lo a device which will now be' ascribed.

rods 6 6 restin guides 16 and 17, which are spmrod. o definito'dista nceaparb'bya-n i.i1tE?-= posed pin 18, forming an extensible, connec tionbot'ween the same. The guide 16 is preferably U-shapcd as show-n in'Fi 3and While movable vrtically and lengt wise'of the rod is? of smo 1' thesame. I The or: is shown as an annular groove 0 V-shaped cfoSS SBGfiOn,ffllilrld ithof'in'the pin 18 or an ad'u stable Extension '19 ihoi of toreceive in; kni e-edgod cam or irojectlion 20 of the, rod "6, whichongages therewith only when the r'eprod ucol's oro'cloar of the record,as Wjlfbelator. on ex- '1 lcined'. V The guides are supported and g'iyon ongitmiinai motion reiatiyeiy toff'he rods by arm 2 which is pivotedat 11. upon the bracket- 15 and may be connecflcld directly therepz'ociucers is provided for by "mounting producer 4 connectedtherewith thioughiho' t a pointadjaoont, to the sound bo-ites tho eapthas to always engage tor. The pcscli is rotatab y mount'c'gl uponfrigidly secured to the pin 18 and the other part pivoted to the arm at25. A friction disk26,-of leatheror other material, serves to hold thelever 23 in any osition to which it maywbe ;adjustedas, or example, whenthrowh over, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. to-elevatethereproducers above and clear the record. Other deyices may obmove lenfree to move independent of, eac

, upon the guide 16 remain incl? viously'be substituted for the leve'r23 as a means of duc'ers.

As above stated, the arcs described by the engaginglpoints of'thereproducers in moving across t e record are substantially concentrio,and the alinement of these points relatively to the-record-groove whenout of en gagement therewith is effected by'causing the reproducer 4'when moving in either direction from the high point 27 of the are, asindicated by the arrows in Fig. 1, to advance at a slightly-increasedspeed over that of the heproducer 4. This movement is obtainedautomatical-ly through the action of the cam 20 inooo rat with the 'de17, the difference in the zi i cs of travel lif the cam and guide be,such as to cause the guide to wise of the rod 6, and thereby traverse te knife-edged cam, which is given suitable shape or cuqature to advancethe regro'ducer 4. as required. 1; will be observed that the arrangementof ms is such that eitherreproducer may be (1 out of its guide'withoutdisturbing the other and replaced with equal readiness. The 'des serveto hold the reproducers in definite relation and automatically adjustthe same to' 'maintain them operatively alinied relatively'to therecord-groove from the 'moment they are lifted clear of the recorduntilthey are a ain lowered into e agement therewith, an thereupon the gui e17 becomes'disengaged and the reproducers are other in following theundulationsof the record-groove. When thus adjusted, the reproducers aresupported 'by the recordjjbut the side lugs 'ement with the rod of:reproducer 4, an ough this connection the guides are given a follow-upmotion relatively to the reproducers and are therefore always inposition to reggfige when the lever 23 is thrown over. ie' thaguides maybe so arran d asto allow the neproducers to enter or save the recordcovesimultaneously, I preferably provide r giving the re roducer 4 a slightadvance over the repro ucer 4, as the former is steadier, owing to theform of guide employed in connection therewith.

.yieldingly supporting 'the repro- The stylus-arm 28 is socketed at 29in the usual manner and provided with a set-screw 30 for securing theneedle 31 therein.

The operation, advantages, &c., of my invention will be apparent fromthe foregoing description.

Having thus described my invention, I- claim 1. A olyphone comprising asound-record, a plura ity of reproducers coo erating therewith, andmeans connecting t 1e re roducers and operating substantially parallewith the face of the record to adjust and maintain the reproducers insuch position that their styluses track in the same record-groove.

2. A olyphone comprising a sound-record, a plura ity of reproducersmovable independently of each other and means for transmitting requisitemotion from one reproducer to the other to maintain them in operativealinement. 7 g 3. A pol hone comprisi a disk sound-. record, a lflrality of repro ucers, and requisite gui es movable with thereproducers for maintaining them in alinement relatively to tire recordwhen out of engagement therewit 4. A olyphone comprising a sound-record,a plum 'ty of reproducers, and means for effecting an automaticadjustment of the re producers toward and from each other.

5.,A olyphone comprising a sound-record, a plura ity of reproducerscooperat' thereducers for moving them in and out of eng 0- ment with therecord, and means carried i the reproducers for automatically adjustingthem toward and from each other.

6. A apolyphone comprising a sound-record,

plur ity of reproducers cooperating therewith, a cam and a cam-engagingdevice mounted respectively upon adjoining re roducers and arranged tocause said repro ucers to move in such direction as to maintain them inoperative alinement.

7. A olyphone comprising a sound-record, a plurality of reproducerscooperating therewith, requisite guides for the reproducers, and a camcoactlng with the uides to effect an automatic adjustment of tl iereproducers.

8. A polyphone comprising a sound-record, a plurality of reproducers,requisite guides movable with the reproducers, and a cam cooperatingwith the 'des to effect ,an automatic a 'ustment 0 one of thereproducers.

9. A polyphone comprisin a sound-record, two reproducem normallyisconnected during their re roducing movement, means for raising anlower ng the reprodueer, and means for positivel connecting thereproducers when raised c ear of the record.

10. Apolyphone comprising a disk soundrecord, a plurality of reproducerscooperating i therewith, van arm movable with the reproducers, requisiteca ried by the arm,

and means for adjusting the guides to raise and lower the severalreproducers reietively to the record.

11. A polyphone comprising a disk soundrecord, two reFroducerscooperating therewith, a moveb e arm operatively connected with one ofthe reproducers, guides carried by the arm, and a cam coacting with theides to effect an automatic adjustment of t e other re roducer.

12. A p0 yphone corn rising a rotatable sound-record, two reproucerscooperating therewith, said reproducors being movable horizontallyin substantially concentric arcs, is pivoted arm 0 eratively connectedat its free end to one o the reproducers, guides for. retaining thereproducers 1n definite relstion,

and meens carried b the arm for moving the guides to raise or ower theseveral re orcducers.

13 A pogrphone comgrising a rotateible sound-recor two repro ucerscooperating therewith, requisite guides for the re reducers, a supportfor the guides, an ad ustable connection interposed between the guidesand the support, and a cam ooacting with the guides to effect anautomatic adjustment of the reproducers relatively to each other.

14. A polyphone comprising a sound-rec- 0rd, two reproducers normallydisconnected during their regfroducing movement, means for raising anlowering the reproducers, means for positively connecting thereproducers, and a device coasting with said connecting means to givethe reprodncers motion toward and from each other.'

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 17th day of March, 1905.

HENRY J. HAGEN. Witnesses:

M. TURNER, W. H. PUMPHREY.

